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5 Years Of Manual Music Part 3/3 Mixed By Qbical

Published: July 29th, 2010 @ 0:19

To celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Manual Music label we will release three special digital compilations which will be available at Beatport and iTunes only! Each compilation will feature 15 legendary Manual Music tracks, and each part will be mixed by another Manual Music resident artist.

The third and last of three “5 Years Of Manual Music” compilations is available now at Beatport and it’s mixed by no-one less than long time Manual Music artist Qbical.

You could either choose to buy one or more seperate tracks, the DJ mix only, or the complete compilation featuring all seperate tracks and then you’ll get the continuous DJ mix for free!

Available at Beatport now! (link)

Mladen Tomic ‘After Break EP’

Published: July 19th, 2010 @ 22:36

Mladen Tomic is one of those producers who has been around for a couple of years and who has never failed to deliver quality stuff. Lately this has been recognised more and more by the big players, hence the releases on infamous labels such as Definitive, Loose Records, MKT, Recon Light and his own Night Light label.

Early support comes from DJ’s such as Markantonio, Daniel Mehes, Miss Nine, Danny Tenaglia, Paul Hazendonk, Maetrik, Tomaz, Wehbba, Patch Park, James Nidecker, Eric De Man and many others!

Arjuna Schiks ‘Smaragd EP’

Published: July 14th, 2010 @ 13:22

Manual Music welcomes one of Hollands finest electronic music artists on board: Arjuna Schiks! He has already done a remix on our label last year for Sigward, but now he finally makes his full debut with three strong trademark tracks + a fine Francesco Pico remix to top things off!

Finding a fine line between techhouse, progressive and techno is what we’ve always been fond of here at Manual, and if you consider that fact you’ll see that this EP is another great addition to our catalogue, a typical Manual release!

Massive support comes already from the likes of Sasha, Anthony Pappa, Nick Warren, Nuno Dos Santos, Eelke Kleijn, D.Diggler, Einmusik, Max Cooper, Daniel Mehes and many many more! (full list)

Beatport: July 14th 2010
other sites: July 28th 2010

Tigerskin ‘Candy’

Published: July 7th, 2010 @ 23:23

Special single track release by the infamous German producer Tigerskin where he showcases his more housey side.. ‘Candy’ features that well known sample from the theme tune of ‘Girls Of The Playboy Mansion’. This is one of your summer essentials!

Early support already by Wally Lopez, Sander Kleinenberg, Danny Tenaglia, Dejan Milicevic, Misjah, Paul Hazendonk, Dennis Ruyer (Dance Department), Eelke Kleijn, Neil Quigley, Luca Doobie, Sebastian Davidson, Taras van de Voorde, Goshva, Patrick Zigon, Florian Meindl, Matthew Dekay and many many others!

Summer Movement 2010!

Published: June 28th, 2010 @ 22:23

It’s that time of the year again. The first beams of sunshine are coming thru the cloudy skies here in The Netherlands (yes I know, we are not famous about our hot summers), so it’s time for the festival and beach party season.

On the Summer Movement 2010 EP we’ve collected 5 tracks from an equal amount of artists that gave us that special summer feel. And no, we’re not into that cheesy vocal beach kinda house that makes you get itches on the weirdest places..

Massive early support by the likes of John Digweed, Henry Saiz, Nick Warren, Miss Nine, Pablo Bolivar, Slam, Neil Quigley, Gregor Tresher and many MANY others!

Best Of Tide Pool charity compilation

Published: June 22nd, 2010 @ 13:35

Manual Music has collected the finest tracks from legendary underground netlabel Tide Pool and compiled a ‘best of’ compilation. Electronica meets progressive meets techno, for those who are into James Holden, Apparat etc this one is a must! Available as seperate tracks, but also available as continuous dj mix by Eddie Cointreau.

This is a special charity compilation and all profits go to the Red Cross!

Available at Beatport and iTunes only.
Beatport album link
Beatport continuous mix link

Bookings
Carl Falk

Carl Falk developed his musical interests early by attending elementary school in Adolf Fredriks School of Music and he started experimenting with electronic music in the mid-90s…

Chris Fortier

While many people may claim to know Chris’ sound, with their focus on continually labeling him one thing or another, Chris is equally as focused on his efforts to push back the musical boundaries…

Commu

Michael Commu is the man behind numerous well-known Commu//nication parties. This guy has got a pure and sincere love for music and parties, and you should hear his nifty mixing skills and balanced choice of tunes…

Dual Shaman

Muresan Viorel and Lazar Dacian, known as Dual Shaman, where born and raised in the coquettish Transylvanian town of Targu Mures, Romania…

Francesco Pico


Francesco Pico’s name is often heard in the dance scene. He released and remixed numerous tracks for labels such as Global Underground, AudioTherapy, Urbantorque, Extrema…

Furrr & Hazendonk

Furrr & Hazendonk was formed in 2009 by Raymond “Qbical” van Baal and Paul Hazendonk. Both already had years of experience in the electronic music scene both as producing artists as well as DJ’s…

Giorgos

Giorgos Gatzigristos, born in 1979, lives in Nijmegen - The Netherlands, all his life. As a child he got enthralled by the analogue sounds Vangelis and Jean Michel Jarre, which his father sort of pushed on him…

Hans Bouffmyhre


Hans Bouffmyhre is a young man from paisley with a worrying obsession for techno music. Hans started off his career in 2006 when he began to promote his own party in Glasgow called ‘Sleaze’…

Harvey McKay

Harvey McKay is part of a new school of artists to come out from Glasgow’s thriving
underground. Harvey was first picked up by the Glasgow label Artificial Silence…

Matador


Dublin based producer Matador aka Gavin Lynch and one half of production duo Sourcecode, set out on a solo path to create a sound that has, since its birth in 2007…

Miche

Mirsad Murtic a.k.a. Miche was born on 12th January 1986 at Velika Kladusa, Bosnia and Herzegovina, but currently living in Pula, Croatia…

Mirzinho

Mirzet Murtic a.k.a. Mirzinho, born on 24th November 1982, Velika Kladusa, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Currently residing in Zagreb, Croatia…

Module

Michael Commu (AKA dj/bookings agent/promoter “Commu”) & Jonathan Jansen (AKA producer/dj/sounddesigner “Tundra”) know each other for a long time now…

Paul Hazendonk


Born in 1982 in the suburbs of Rotterdam, Paul Hazendonk is considered to be one of the fresh talents Holland has to offer at the moment…

Qbical

Qbical, in real life known as ‘Raymond van Baal’ was born in the year 1983, in a little town called Leusden…

Remo

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Remo, thanks to his talent and charismatic personality, has been recognised as one of the most interesting Italian artists of the moment and for sure one of the next breakthrough on the…

Tundra

Tundra, born Jonathan Jansen (1986) is a young producer / dj / liveact /composer / sounddesigner / labelowner / a&r manager living in Leusden…

Wehbba

Hailing from Brazil, Wehbba is one of the latest additions of Brazil’s techno ambassadors. Dentist graduate, licensed diver and Jiu Jitsu fighter for almost five years…

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